The North Pole

Nina, Marcus, and Benny head on a unique tour of their rapidly changing North Oakland neighborhood. Hit with an unexpected rent hike, they have to find a creative solution to stay in their home.

When Nina and Marcus search for a new roommate to help pay the rent, they employ an unusual plan to ensure local applicants from the neighborhood.

Marcus takes the roommates to his boisterous family reunion out in the far suburbs. They discover how the California water crisis hits home in surprising ways.

While Nina, Marcus, and Benny debate the weird side effects of global warming, new roommate Finn is excited about his new job in the green tech industry.

Nina confronts Finn with some hard truths about his start-up company GreenGos, and one of the roommates makes a surprising decision.

Nina searches for answers to her inner conflicts and political questions – and gets advice from two unlikely sources.